The 003 is barely built, it probably won't enter service till the end of next year.
Too early. Launched? Sure. Commissioned? 2023-24 is my guess.
The 003 is barely built, it probably won't enter service till the end of next year.
Correction,sorry I misunderstood his words on weiboimo this green J15 img is just an old picture,罪恶大天使 said it has improved radar and WS10h via weibo guess J15B & J35 still have time before type003 commissioned
Here's a simulated dog fight between J-15 and F-18. However, the simulation uses parameters from the su-33, which is currently still in testing phase of its modernization program.
I'm not an expert in dog fighting but it still seems like the J-15 is the better plane in this match up. Please feel free to comment on the jets' and missiles' capabilities, and how close do you think this simulation is to real combat.
It's DCS.
The weapons aren't even what J-15 uses, but Su-33's.
Basically we should actively ignore the video, and it is not worth talking about it at all.
Why do you say it's not worth talking about at all? Is it because the J-15 is incomparably superior or inferior to the su-33?
It's not worth talking about because it's a VIDEO GAME, and in this particular case, it's actually the Su-33 (not J-15) vs the Hornet. You do understand that J-15 has completely different avionics, sensors, and weapons suite, right?
Well, I don't agree. Two points. First, I presume you put "video game" in caps because you are trying to point out that video games are not accurate representation of reality. That's not necessarily true; I mean, aren't simulated flight trainings for fighter pilots just expensive video games?
As far as I can see, DCS is pretty realistic.
As far as I can see, DCS is pretty realistic. It's also endorsed by retired F-18 pilot C.W. Lemoine, who comments that the simulation is "highly realistic" . At the very least, it offers better operational/strategic visualization than just hardware specs written in English on a forum post. Please actually watch the video first before dismissing it:
Second, J-15 having different avionics, sensors, and weapon from the su-33 is clearly something worth talking about. For example, how much better/worse are Chinese radar, flight control, and weapons systems compared to Russian ones? If Chinese systems are better, then that means the simulation underestimates the J-15; if Chinese systems are worse, then would it be more an even fight?